Thompson v. Iannuzzi

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Musmanno,

On September 15, 1955, Anna Marie Thompson was riding with four of her children in the back seat of a car owned and being driven by her husband Harry P. Thompson. A car operated by Michael Iannuzzi struck the Thompson automobile in the rear. The force of the collision threw Mrs. Thompson against the front seat and she then fell to the floor, her back hitting the “steel part in the back of the front seat.” She and her husband brought suit against Iannuzzi and at the ensuing trial the jury returned a verdict which read as follows: “We find the Defendant, Michael…